Erythemis Hagen, 1861

Rodríguez, Fredy Palacino, Sarmiento, Carlos E. & González-Soriano, Enrique, 2015, Morphological variability and evaluation of taxonomic characters in the genus Erythemis Hagen, 1861 (Odonata: Libellulidae: Sympetrinae), Insecta Mundi 2015 (428), pp. 1-68 : 8-9

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5353155

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scientific name

Erythemis Hagen, 1861
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Erythemis Hagen, 1861 View in CoL

Erythemis Hagen, 1861: 168 View in CoL [male p. 184, couplet 41; female p. 204, couplet 14] Type species: Libellula peruviana Rambur, 1842 View in CoL [by Kirby 1889, subsequent designation] [NOTE: Kirby (1889: 305) gives

Libellula peruviana Rambur, 1842 View in CoL as type species, but this name was not among the original three names ( E. furcata Hagen, 1861 View in CoL ; E. bicolor Erichson, 1848 View in CoL ; E. longipes Hagen, 1861 View in CoL ) included under Erythemis View in CoL . Hagen (1861: 169), under E. bicolor View in CoL did state “Is it different from Libellula peruviana Rambur View in CoL ?”-perhaps suggesting synonymy between these two names]. Garrison et al. (2006).

Syn Mesothemis Hagen, 1861: 170 View in CoL . Type species: Libellula simplicicollis Say, 1840 View in CoL [by Kirby 1889, subsequent designation].

Syn Lepthemis Hagen, 1861: 160 View in CoL . Type species: Libellula vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 View in CoL [by Kirby 1889, subsequent designation].

Diagnosis. Hind femur thickened with numerous and distally directed short spines on its basal half, followed by 3–5 long robust spines on its distal half. In many specimens some spines of intermediate size may be observed ( Fig. 16 View Figures 10–17 ). Thorax either brown, reddish-brown, black, green or blue. Abdominal dorsum either brown, reddish-brown, red, black, green and black or blue. Prothorax with a small, decumbent posterior lobe constricted at base and upright. Abdomen: S1-3 swollen and S4-10 narrow, the genus species have either slender and elongate or shaped abdomen. HW entirely hyaline or with a dark basal spot, last antenodal incomplete, Mspl and Rspl distinct, radial planates with one or two rows of cells throughout; median planate with one row of cells. Other characters useful in recognizing Erythemis proposed by Garrison et al. (2006) are: MP in HW arising at or near anal angle of triangle or distinctly separated from anal angle of triangle; anterior lamina complete; posterior hamule bifid with inner branch smaller than outer branch; vulvar lamina scoop shaped and projecting ventrally.

Remarks. Hagen (1861) established three genera for new and previously described species of dragonflies. The first, Lepthemis (p. 160), the second, Erythemis (p. 168) and the third, Mesothemis (p. 170). Gloyd (1980) discussed the dual use of the generic names Lepthemis (monotypic genus) and Erythemis , and discussed that page priority was not sufficient reason to choose Lepthemis over Erythemis . Thus, although the nominal genus Lepthemis Hagen, 1861 , can be selected to take precedence by the First Reviser action (Article 24.2, International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 1999), Pinto et al. (2012) proposed to conserve the widespread usage of the generic name Erythemis Hagen, 1861 , under Articles 23.9.3 and 81.1 of the Code ( ICZN 1999).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Odonata

Family

Libellulidae

Loc

Erythemis Hagen, 1861

Rodríguez, Fredy Palacino, Sarmiento, Carlos E. & González-Soriano, Enrique 2015
2015
Loc

Erythemis

Kirby, W. F. 1889: 305
Hagen, H. A. 1861: 168
1861
Loc

Libellula peruviana

Hagen, H. A. 1861: 169
1861
Loc

Mesothemis

Hagen, H. A. 1861: 170
1861
Loc

Lepthemis

Hagen, H. A. 1861: 160
1861
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